Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London
Greater London
SW7 2RL
England
Website
Telephone
Events Bookings
020 7942 2211
Exhibitions Bookings
020 7907 7073
Fax
020 7942 2266
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is the world’s greatest museum of art and design.
Venue Type:
Museum
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The Victoria and Albert Museum's collections span two thousand years of art in virtually every medium, from many parts of the world, and visitors to the museum encounter a treasure house of amazing and beautiful objects. The Museum was established in 1852, following the enormous success of the Great Exhibition the previous year. Its founding principle was to make works of art available to all, to educate working people and to inspire British designers and manufacturers.
The Museum's ceramics, glass, textiles, dress, silver, ironwork, jewellery, furniture, sculpture, paintings, prints and photographs now span the cultures of Europe, North America, Asia and North Africa, and date from ancient times to the present day.
Although the V&A's collections are international in their scope, they contain many particularly important British works - especially British silver, ceramics, textiles and furniture.
Part of the RIBA Trust's British Architecture Library, a Designated Collection of national importance, is on display at this museum.
The collection provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of architecture. It is fundamental to the study of architecture in Britain and is nationally and internationally significant.
Collection details
World Cultures, Weapons and War, Toys and Hobbies, Social History, Photography, Personalities, Performing Arts, Music, Fine Art, Design, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Archives, Architecture, Archaeology
Key artists and exhibits
- The British Galleries 1500-1900 tell the story of British design from the Tudor age to the Victorian era. Fifteen completely refurbished galleries are filled with exhibits reflecting all of the top British designers of the times. The galleries are enhanced by computer interactives, objects to handle, video screens and audio programmes. Highlights include the gigantic Great Bed of Ware (mentioned in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night) and the wedding suit worn by James II. Inspirational, beautiful and unmatched in scope, the British Galleries offer an entirely new visitor experience in a stunning and innovative setting.
- Designated Collection
Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace
Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace brings together a new work of fiction by the author Hari Kunzru with 20 original commissions from leading graphic designers, illustrators and typographers to create a multidimensional story. Memory Palace explores how a story might be imagined in a different format – as a walk-in book.
The story is set in a future London, hundreds of years after the world’s information infrastructure was wiped out by an immense magnetic storm. Technology and knowledge have been lost, and a dark age prevails. Nature has taken over the ruins of the old city and power has been seized by a group who enforce a life of extreme simplicity on all citizens. Recording, writing, collecting and art are outlawed.
The narrator of the story is in prison. He is accused of being a member of a banned sect, who has revived the ancient ‘art of memory’. They try to remember as much of the past as they can in a future where forgetting has been official policy for generations. The narrator uses his prison cell as his ‘memory palace’, the location for the things he has remembered: corrupted fragments and misunderstood details of things we may recognise from our time. He clings to his belief that without memory, civilisation is doomed.
Suitable for
Admission
Members Free
Book online
Prices
£7.00 Full, including donation* (+£1 booking fee per ticket)
£6.00 Senior citizens, including donation* (+£1 booking fee per ticket)
£6.00 Full (+£1 booking fee per ticket)
£5.00 Senior citizens (+70p booking fee per ticket)
£4.00 Full-time students, 12-17 year olds, ES40 holders, disabled people (+70p booking fee per ticket)
£10.00 Family of one adult & two 12-17 year olds (+£2.05 booking fee per family ticket)
£16.00 Famiy of two adults & two 12-17 year olds (+£2.30 booking fee per family ticket)
David Bowie Is
David Bowie is will feature more than 300 objects that include handwritten lyrics, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs and Bowie's own instruments.
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
Prices to be announced.
Website
London Design Festival
As the Festival Hub, the V&A will be a focal point of design-related activity and the first point of call for all visitors to the Festival.
Enjoy an exciting array of displays, installations, talks and workshops throughout the Museum, and take the opportunity to rub shoulders with London's Design Community and Festival visitors from around the world. Throughout the week the V&A's Sackler Centre will be the place to head for information, inspiration and to take in the atmosphere of the city-wide Festival.
Free access to the Sackler Centre
Some events ticketed
Full Programme of events will be available soon
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Admission
Some events Ticketed
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2593/london-design-festival-3907/
Beatrix Potter and the Beautiful Satin Waistcoat
Her sketches of the costumes are so accurate that it is possible to identify the original garments that inspired her, including a beautiful satin waistcoat, 'worked with poppies and corn-flowers'.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Room 102
Admission
Free.
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/b/beatrix-potter-and-the-beautiful-satin-waistcoat/
Pearls
This exhibition will explore the history of natural pearls from the early Roman Empire to the present. On display will be spectacular jewellery showcasing the many different shapes and colours of pearls.
Highlights include a 16th-century salamander pendant, delicate art nouveau pieces, a group of magnificent tiaras worn by European royalty and a pair of drop pearl earrings owned by Elizabeth Taylor.
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
Free.
Website
Elmgreen & Dragset at the V&A
The V&A has commissioned leading contemporary artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset to create a major site-specific installation in the former Textile Galleries. Throughout their career the artists have redefined the way in which art is presented and experienced, raising issues around social models and spaces, and prompting a re-thinking of the status quo.
This ambitious exhibition will comprise a stage set for an unrealised drama, presenting objects from the V&A's collection alongside artworks, furniture and every day items to create an unexpected encounter for the museum visitor.
Suitable for
Admission
Please check website
British Drawings: 1600 to the Present Day
Covering 400 years of drawing practice and including works by Van Dyck, Gainsborough, Constable, Blake, Rossetti, Spencer, Freud and Hockney, this display traces the central role played by drawing in portraiture and ‘landskip’, and in movements from Romanticism to Minimalism.
Innovative contemporary works demonstrate drawing’s continuing importance for artists.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Admission
Free.
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/b/british-drawings-1600-to-the-present-day/
Masterpieces of Chinese Painting 700-1900
Over 100 works, including some of the earliest surviving Chinese paintings as well as other extremely rare pieces, will be loaned from the greatest international collections.
The exhibition will examine the recurrent interplay between tradition and innovation which is characteristic of Chinese painting. It will chart the evolving themes and aesthetic preferences over the centuries from figure paintings on silk for tombs and temples, to the rise of landscape painting, and to the introduction of Western influences.
The paintings will range from small-scale intimate works by monks and literati to scroll paintings over 12 metres long to present a complete overview of one of the world’s greatest artistic traditions.
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
Free.
Website
Alec Cobbe: Designer, Collector, Connoisseur
For over 40 years Alec Cobbe has been a key figure in the understanding and presentation of historic painting collections and interiors. He has also pursued a multi-faceted career as a designer, painter, picture restorer, collector and connoisseur. This display is drawn from the drawings, photographs and other archives which Alec Cobbe has generously donated to the V&A.
Suitable for
Admission
Free
Deception: Ceramics and Imitation
From functional tableware masquerading as fruit or vegetables to imitations of prized materials, potters have always created objects intended to delight and surprise by deceiving the eye.
With virtuoso display pieces startling in their verisimilitude and luxurious imitations of silver, marble or gemstones, this display will draw on the V&A’s extensive ceramic collections to show some remarkable transformations achieved in ceramics.
Suitable for
Admission
Free
Making It Up: Photographic Fictions
This display includes photographs by some of the most influential contemporary artists working in this vein, such as Gregory Crewdson, Duane Michals and Cindy Sherman, alongside examples by 19th-century practitioners including Julia Margaret Cameron, Clementina Lady Hawarden and Oscar Gustav Rejlander.
Suitable for
Admission
Free
Building Memories: The Art of Remembering
This display offers alternative ways of understanding the “art of remembering”, explored by Hari Kunzru in his narrative for Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace. It features historical mnemonic approaches to developing memory skills: from classical texts (printed in the European Renaissance) to Victorian manuals and card games, and also presents contemporary visual interpretations of home – an emotionally resonant space where you may mentally store what you want to recall.
Suitable for
Admission
Free
A World to Win: Posters of Protest and Revolution
From the ‘Votes for Women’ campaigns of the early 20th century to the recent Occupy movements, political activists around the world have used posters to mobilise, educate and organise. Making or displaying a poster is in itself a means of taking political action, while for many social and political movements posters have represented an important form of cultural output. Themes of protest and political participation have gained a powerful contemporary resonance in the wake of the Arab Spring and the global financial crisis. This display looks at a century of posters agitating for political change drawn from the V&A collection, including new acquisitions gathered from recent outbursts of protest.
Suitable for
Admission
Free
In Black and White: Prints and Posters from Africa and the Diaspora
This display features a variety of powerful graphic images from the 1960s to the present – prints, posters, books and ephemera – by notable artists as well as anonymous activists. Some works address social and political issues head on, others reflect their time and place more subtly, but they all confirm print as a vital medium for personal expression, protest, and cultural exchange.
Suitable for
Admission
Free
Art and Design at the Stuart Court
From Van Dyck’s dazzling portraits, Inigo Jones’s revolutionary new architecture and interiors, to new approaches in tapestry, goldsmiths’ work and other art forms, explore how England jumped to the cutting edge of European fashion. Led by Dr Richard Williams, V&A Year Course Director, High Renaissance to Baroque: 1500-1720.
Fridays, 7 June - 28 June, 11.00-15.00
£225, £200 concessions
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
Where
Victoria and Albert Museum
Admission
£225, £200 concessions
Booking in advance essential. Please go to www.vam.ac.uk/whatson
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2260/art-and-design-at-the-stuart-court-3539/
CreateInsights
Friday 28 June: Being a... Ceramist
Find out about research, creative practice and current work of Japan Ceramics resident, Keiko Masumoto.
Friday 19 July: Being an... Architect
Find out what’s involved in being an architect and the work of the Royal Institute of British Architects, with Ros Croker Education Curator at RIBA.
Friday 23 August: Being a... Fashion Curator
Meet Oriole Cullen, Modern Textiles and Fashion Curator at the V&A, and find out more about her role for the museum, which includes organising the Fashion in Motion shows at the V&A.
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
6:30-8pm
Admission
Free, drop in
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2198/createinsights-3469/
CreateTour
Friday 28 June: Theatre and Performance
Discover more about the V&A’s Theatre & Performance collections and explore costumes and accessories, set designs, puppets, manuscripts and letters.
Friday 12 July: Theatre and Performance
Discover more about the V&A’s Theatre & Performance collections and explore costumes and accessories, set designs, puppets, manuscripts and letters.
Friday 9 August: Fashion Galleries
Join members of CreateVoice (the V&A’s youth collective) and find out about the garments and outfits that inspire them in the Fashion Gallery.
Friday 20 September: London Design Festival
Find out more about the installations and objects in the London Design Festival selected by members of CreateVoice (the V&A youth collective)
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
8-8:30pm
Admission
Free, drop in
Website
Shakespearean London Theatres
Discover playhouses from the Theatre at Shoreditch and Bankside’s Rose to the spectacular rise of venues like the Globe, Fortune and Blackfriars.
Presented by Shakespearean London Theatres (ShaLT)
Sunday lectures: 28 April- 25 August, 15.00–16.30
£5 per lecture, booking essential
Book all 11 and receive a 20% discount
Book online or call 020 7942 2211
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
3-4:30pm
Admission
£5, £3 concession. Tickets are available on the door but please arrive with plenty of time to book.
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2411/shakespearean-london-theatres-3699/
The Age of Vermeer: The Art of Interiors
Vermeer created some of the most exquisite and enigmatic paintings in the history of Western art. Best known for meticulously constructed domestic interiors, his paintings focus on private moments in which figures are engaged in everyday activities such as playing music, reading a letter or fastening a collar.
Topics include interiors and music as depicted within the paintings of Vermeer, Jan Steen, Henrick ter Brugghen and Carel Fabritius and 17th century interiors, furniture, silver and cabinets of curiosity. Tutors include Richard Williams, Caroline Knight and Simon Shaw-Miller.
Jointly organised by the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Gallery.
Suitable for
- 18+
Where
Victoria and Albert Museum
Admission
£150, £125 concessions
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2482/the-age-of-vermeer-the-art-of-interiors-3778/
Bette Bourne: It Goes With The Shoes
The film charts the political beginnings of the LGBTQ movement and delves into the world of London drag communes in the 1970s and 80s. The film is followed by a Q&A with Bette Bourne, the director Jeremy Jeffs and the writer Mark Ravenhill.
Magneto Films
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
7:30-9:30pm
Admission
£6, £5 concessioncs
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2548/bette-bourne-it-goes-with-the-shoes-3853/
Mini Maker Faire Meetup
Explore the relationship between the Maker and Design communities and their contribution to London's vibrant creative culture. Featuring panels on collaborative design and making, creative communities across design and technology and the impact of Open Source culture and the Internet of Things.
Explore the relationship between the Maker and Design communities and their contribution to London's vibrant creative culture. Featuring panels on collaborative design and making, creative communities across design and technology and the impact of Open Source culture and the Internet of Things.
Part of Elephant & Castle Mini Maker Faire
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
11am-5pm
Admission
Free, Booking is required
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2563/mini-maker-faire-meetup-3868/
Antonia Fraser: Perilous Question'
She describes the riots, intrigues, dramas and individuals involved in the revolution that led to a total change in the way that Britain was governed following the passing of the Great Reform Bill of 1832.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
6:30-7:30pm
Admission
£9, £6 concession
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2549/antonia-fraser-perilous-question-3854/
CreateTour
Friday 28 June: Theatre and Performance
Discover more about the V&A’s Theatre & Performance collections and explore costumes and accessories, set designs, puppets, manuscripts and letters.
Friday 12 July: Theatre and Performance
Discover more about the V&A’s Theatre & Performance collections and explore costumes and accessories, set designs, puppets, manuscripts and letters.
Friday 9 August: Fashion Galleries
Join members of CreateVoice (the V&A’s youth collective) and find out about the garments and outfits that inspire them in the Fashion Gallery.
Friday 20 September: London Design Festival
Find out more about the installations and objects in the London Design Festival selected by members of CreateVoice (the V&A youth collective)
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
8-8:30pm
Admission
Free, drop in
Website
Making Memories: A Creative Writing Masterclass
Many writers desire to celebrate moments and characters from their own memories or beloved or found objects. This one day creative writing masterclass will teach you how to structure memory into story.
Join us for a one day masterclass, led by Kate and Greg Mosse
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
10:30am-4:30pm
Admission
£63, £50.50 concessions
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2521/making-memories-a-creative-writing-masterclass-3827/
Thoroughy Modern Millinery
Drawing from projects in her latest book The Modern Girl's Guide to Hatmaking, Mary Jane Baxter will share couture techniques and essential tricks of the trade to help you achieve professional results.
Led by Mary Jane Baxter
Please note that this is an adult workshop for over 18s only
Basic hand stitching and machine sewing skills essential
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
10:30am-4:30pm
Admission
£126, £101 concessions
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2526/thoroughly-modern-millinery-3825/
Digital Kids
Have fun creating your own digital art or learn computer coding in Code Club.
Recommended for ages 9-11
Suitable for
- Especially for children
When
12:30-5pm
Admission
Free, drop in
Website
Digital Kids
Have fun creating your own digital art or learn computer coding in Code Club.
Recommended for ages 9-11
Suitable for
- Especially for children
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free, drop in
Website
Shakespearean London Theatres
Discover playhouses from the Theatre at Shoreditch and Bankside’s Rose to the spectacular rise of venues like the Globe, Fortune and Blackfriars.
Presented by Shakespearean London Theatres (ShaLT)
Sunday lectures: 28 April- 25 August, 15.00–16.30
£5 per lecture, booking essential
Book all 11 and receive a 20% discount
Book online or call 020 7942 2211
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
3-4:30pm
Admission
£5, £3 concession. Tickets are available on the door but please arrive with plenty of time to book.
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2411/shakespearean-london-theatres-3699/
Cath Kidston: Coming Up Roses
Known for her vintage inspired homewares, clothing and accessories, she celebrates her company’s 20th anniversary.
Suitable for
- 18+
- 16-17
When
6:30-7:30pm
Admission
£9, £6 concessions
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2518/cath-kidston-coming-up-roses-3823/
CreateInsights
Friday 28 June: Being a... Ceramist
Find out about research, creative practice and current work of Japan Ceramics resident, Keiko Masumoto.
Friday 19 July: Being an... Architect
Find out what’s involved in being an architect and the work of the Royal Institute of British Architects, with Ros Croker Education Curator at RIBA.
Friday 23 August: Being a... Fashion Curator
Meet Oriole Cullen, Modern Textiles and Fashion Curator at the V&A, and find out more about her role for the museum, which includes organising the Fashion in Motion shows at the V&A.
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
6:30-8pm
Admission
Free, drop in
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2198/createinsights-3469/
Vintage Style: The 50s Dress
Working with printed cottons, designer Caroline Cottle will guide you through the construction process-from sizing your fabric to stitching seams and inserting an invisible zip.
Led by Caroline Cottle
Basic sewing skills essential
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
10:30am-4:30pm
Admission
£126, £101 concessions
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2520/vintage-style-the-50s-dress-3826/
Soft Circuits
Bring a sparkle to your sofa and learn to make your cushions light up when you squeeze or rattle them.
Led by MzTEK
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
10:30am-5pm
Admission
£80, £64 concessions
Website
Shakespearean London Theatres
Discover playhouses from the Theatre at Shoreditch and Bankside’s Rose to the spectacular rise of venues like the Globe, Fortune and Blackfriars.
Presented by Shakespearean London Theatres (ShaLT)
Sunday lectures: 28 April- 25 August, 15.00–16.30
£5 per lecture, booking essential
Book all 11 and receive a 20% discount
Book online or call 020 7942 2211
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
3-4:30pm
Admission
£5, £3 concession. Tickets are available on the door but please arrive with plenty of time to book.
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2411/shakespearean-london-theatres-3699/
Create-it: Jewellery
Explore a range of techniques and processes to create jewellery from your own designs. Please note that the afternoon session will be a repeat of the morning session.
With Jeweller and Maker Petra Bishai
Workshop for 10-12 year olds
Suitable for
- Especially for children
When
2-4pm
Admission
£7.50 per child.
Advance booking essential
Children do not have to be accompanied by an adult but emergency contact details must be provided in advance
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2575/create-it-jewellery-3884/
Create-it: Jewellery
Explore a range of techniques and processes to create jewellery from your own designs. Please note that the afternoon session will be a repeat of the morning session.
With Jeweller and Maker Petra Bishai
Workshop for 10-12 year olds
Suitable for
- Especially for children
When
11am-1pm
Admission
£7.50 per child.
Advance booking essential
Children do not have to be accompanied by an adult but emergency contact details must be provided in advance
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2575/create-it-jewellery-3884/
Make-it: Clay
Recommended for ages 5-12 years
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 7-10
When
2-4:30pm
Admission
£7.50 per child, children must be accompanied by an adult, maximum 1 adult per child.
Website
Make-it: Clay
Recommended for ages 5-12 years
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- 7-10
Admission
£7.50 per child, children must be accompanied by an adult, maximum 1 adult per child.
Website
Create-it: Fashion Illustration
Using pencil, crayon, felt pen, paint and collage, develop your own fashion ideas on paper.
With fashion illustrator Stuart McKenzie
Workshop is for 10-12 year olds
Suitable for
- Especially for children
When
2-4pm
Admission
Advanced booking essential
£7.50 per child
Children do not have to be accompanied by a adult but emergency contact details must be provided in advance.
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2580/create-it-fashion-illustration-3891/
Create-it: Fashion Illustration
Using pencil, crayon, felt pen, paint and collage, develop your own fashion ideas on paper.
With fashion illustrator Stuart McKenzie
Workshop is for 10-12 year olds
Suitable for
- Especially for children
When
11am-1pm
Admission
Advanced booking essential
£7.50 per child
Children do not have to be accompanied by a adult but emergency contact details must be provided in advance.
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2580/create-it-fashion-illustration-3891/
Jewellery
Use your imagination to create your own jewellery from a range of inexpensive and unexpected materials.
Explore a range of techniques and processes to create jewellery from your own designs. Work with a professional jeweller who will give you an insight into the contemporary jewellery world. Be inspired by examples in the V&A’s permanent jewellery collection.
With Petra Bishai
When
11am-4pm
Admission
£15
Website
Club to Catwalk: Fashion Illustration
Working from a model, you will master a variety of fashion illustration techniques ranging from figure drawing and fabric interpretation to colour theory. Learn how to develop your own personal style and leave with a portfolio of striking sketches.
Led by Stuart McKenzie
Please note that this is an adult workshop for over 18s only
Suitable for
- 18+
When
From 10:30am
Admission
£63, £50.50 concessions
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2566/club-to-catwalk-fashion-illustration-3871/
Introduction to Food Photography
Work with a professional food photographer to discover the techniques that will give you enticing shots for editorial, advertising, packaging and print.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
10:30am-5pm
Admission
£80, £64 concessions
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2558/introduction-to-food-photography-3863/
Fashion Photography
Looking at examples of fashion photographs and the work of leading professional fashion photographers, you will learn the principles of digital fashion photography.
On day two you will develop your Photoshop skills by manipulating your images taken on the first day.
Tuesday 6 - Wednesday 7 August (13-15 years)
Tuesday 13 - Wednesday 14 August (16-19 years)
When
11am-4pm
Admission
£30
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2584/fashion-photography-3895/
Fashion Skills
Learn pattern cutting, sewing skills and decoration techniques to create a fashion top of your own design.
Over this three-day course you will design and make a fashion top. From your own design, you will learn pattern cutting, sewing skills and decoration techniques. You will also gain additional skills such as production costing and presenting your design ideas.
No previous sewing skills needed
11.00-16.00
Wednesday 7-Friday 9 August (16-19 years)
Admission
£45
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2586/fashion-skills-3899/
Fashion Illustration
Learn fashion illustration techniques and develop your own fashion ideas on paper.
Take inspiration from the garments on display in V&A fashion gallery and learn a variety of fashion illustration techniques. Using pencil, crayon, felt pen, paint and collage, develop your own fashion ideas on paper. Get top industry tips as well as an insight into the fashion illustration world.
With Stuart McKenzie
Thursday 8 August, 11.00-16.00 (13-15 years)
Repeated on: Tuesday 13 August, 11.00-16.00 (13-15 years)
Friday 9 August, 11.00-16.00 (16-19 years)
Repeated on: Wednesday 14 August, 11.00-16.00 (16-19 years)
When
11am-4pm
Admission
£15
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2577/fashion-illustration-3886/
CreateTour
Friday 28 June: Theatre and Performance
Discover more about the V&A’s Theatre & Performance collections and explore costumes and accessories, set designs, puppets, manuscripts and letters.
Friday 12 July: Theatre and Performance
Discover more about the V&A’s Theatre & Performance collections and explore costumes and accessories, set designs, puppets, manuscripts and letters.
Friday 9 August: Fashion Galleries
Join members of CreateVoice (the V&A’s youth collective) and find out about the garments and outfits that inspire them in the Fashion Gallery.
Friday 20 September: London Design Festival
Find out more about the installations and objects in the London Design Festival selected by members of CreateVoice (the V&A youth collective)
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
8-8:30pm
Admission
Free, drop in
Website
Fashion Illustration
Learn fashion illustration techniques and develop your own fashion ideas on paper.
Take inspiration from the garments on display in V&A fashion gallery and learn a variety of fashion illustration techniques. Using pencil, crayon, felt pen, paint and collage, develop your own fashion ideas on paper. Get top industry tips as well as an insight into the fashion illustration world.
With Stuart McKenzie
Thursday 8 August, 11.00-16.00 (13-15 years)
Repeated on: Tuesday 13 August, 11.00-16.00 (13-15 years)
Friday 9 August, 11.00-16.00 (16-19 years)
Repeated on: Wednesday 14 August, 11.00-16.00 (16-19 years)
When
11am-4pm
Admission
£15
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2577/fashion-illustration-3886/
Shakespearean London Theatres
Discover playhouses from the Theatre at Shoreditch and Bankside’s Rose to the spectacular rise of venues like the Globe, Fortune and Blackfriars.
Presented by Shakespearean London Theatres (ShaLT)
Sunday lectures: 28 April- 25 August, 15.00–16.30
£5 per lecture, booking essential
Book all 11 and receive a 20% discount
Book online or call 020 7942 2211
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
3-4:30pm
Admission
£5, £3 concession. Tickets are available on the door but please arrive with plenty of time to book.
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2411/shakespearean-london-theatres-3699/
Fashion Illustration
Learn fashion illustration techniques and develop your own fashion ideas on paper.
Take inspiration from the garments on display in V&A fashion gallery and learn a variety of fashion illustration techniques. Using pencil, crayon, felt pen, paint and collage, develop your own fashion ideas on paper. Get top industry tips as well as an insight into the fashion illustration world.
With Stuart McKenzie
Thursday 8 August, 11.00-16.00 (13-15 years)
Repeated on: Tuesday 13 August, 11.00-16.00 (13-15 years)
Friday 9 August, 11.00-16.00 (16-19 years)
Repeated on: Wednesday 14 August, 11.00-16.00 (16-19 years)
When
11am-4pm
Admission
£15
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2577/fashion-illustration-3886/
Fashion Photography
Looking at examples of fashion photographs and the work of leading professional fashion photographers, you will learn the principles of digital fashion photography.
On day two you will develop your Photoshop skills by manipulating your images taken on the first day.
Tuesday 6 - Wednesday 7 August (13-15 years)
Tuesday 13 - Wednesday 14 August (16-19 years)
When
11am-4pm
Admission
£30
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2584/fashion-photography-3895/
Sewing Skills
Looking at garments on display in the Fashion Gallery, you will explore different decorative methods such as appliqué, hand and machine embroidery, beading and couching. At the end of the day you will have a fabric portfolio of your work.
With Elizabeth Oniri
No previous sewing skills necessary.
11.00-16.00 (13-15 years)
When
11am-4pm
Admission
£15
Website
Design and Make your own Garment
Over the three days you will design, cut, shape and sew your own garment.
Fuse elements of period and contemporary design to develop your own fashion ideas, inspired by the garments on display in the Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s exhibition and in the V&A’s Fashion gallery. Over the three days you will design, cut, shape and sew your own garment.
14-16 August 11.00-16.00 (13-15 years)
21-23 August 11.00-16.00 (16-19 years)
With Designer Dean Blunkell
No previous sewing experience needed
Admission
£45
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2587/design-and-make-your-own-garment-3900/
Fashion Illustration
Learn fashion illustration techniques and develop your own fashion ideas on paper.
Take inspiration from the garments on display in V&A fashion gallery and learn a variety of fashion illustration techniques. Using pencil, crayon, felt pen, paint and collage, develop your own fashion ideas on paper. Get top industry tips as well as an insight into the fashion illustration world.
With Stuart McKenzie
Thursday 8 August, 11.00-16.00 (13-15 years)
Repeated on: Tuesday 13 August, 11.00-16.00 (13-15 years)
Friday 9 August, 11.00-16.00 (16-19 years)
Repeated on: Wednesday 14 August, 11.00-16.00 (16-19 years)
When
11am-4pm
Admission
£15
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2577/fashion-illustration-3886/
ASOS: Fashion Journalism
Whether writing fashion features in magazines and newspaper or online, find out what skills you need and how to get started being a fashion journalist.
With ASOS
12.00-12.45
(16-24 years)
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
12-12:45pm
Admission
Free, advanced booking essential
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2589/asos-fashion-journalism-talk-3902/
ASOS: Fashion Marketing
Learn about designing and setting up your own online selling site.
With ASOS
10.30-11.30
(16-24 years)
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
10:30-11:30am
Admission
Free, advanced booking essential
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2588/asos-fashion-marketing-talk-3901/
Design and Make your own Garment
Over the three days you will design, cut, shape and sew your own garment.
Fuse elements of period and contemporary design to develop your own fashion ideas, inspired by the garments on display in the Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s exhibition and in the V&A’s Fashion gallery. Over the three days you will design, cut, shape and sew your own garment.
14-16 August 11.00-16.00 (13-15 years)
21-23 August 11.00-16.00 (16-19 years)
With Designer Dean Blunkell
No previous sewing experience needed
Admission
£45
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2587/design-and-make-your-own-garment-3900/
CreateInsights
Friday 28 June: Being a... Ceramist
Find out about research, creative practice and current work of Japan Ceramics resident, Keiko Masumoto.
Friday 19 July: Being an... Architect
Find out what’s involved in being an architect and the work of the Royal Institute of British Architects, with Ros Croker Education Curator at RIBA.
Friday 23 August: Being a... Fashion Curator
Meet Oriole Cullen, Modern Textiles and Fashion Curator at the V&A, and find out more about her role for the museum, which includes organising the Fashion in Motion shows at the V&A.
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
6:30-8pm
Admission
Free, drop in
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2198/createinsights-3469/
The iPad for Photographers
Bring along your iPad or use one of ours and discover how to use apps to edit you photos and share them on-the-go. Learn how to use your tablet as a portfolio for organising and showing off your best shots.
Led by Jasprit Singh
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
10:30am-5pm
Admission
£80, £64 concessions
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2559/the-ipad-for-photographers-3864/
Shakespearean London Theatres
Discover playhouses from the Theatre at Shoreditch and Bankside’s Rose to the spectacular rise of venues like the Globe, Fortune and Blackfriars.
Presented by Shakespearean London Theatres (ShaLT)
Sunday lectures: 28 April- 25 August, 15.00–16.30
£5 per lecture, booking essential
Book all 11 and receive a 20% discount
Book online or call 020 7942 2211
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
3-4:30pm
Admission
£5, £3 concession. Tickets are available on the door but please arrive with plenty of time to book.
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2411/shakespearean-london-theatres-3699/
Shakespearean London Theatres
Discover playhouses from the Theatre at Shoreditch and Bankside’s Rose to the spectacular rise of venues like the Globe, Fortune and Blackfriars.
Presented by Shakespearean London Theatres (ShaLT)
Launch event: Tuesday 23 April, 14.00-16.30
Sunday lectures: 28 April- 25 August, 15.00–16.30
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
Where
Victoria and Albert Museum
Admission
£5, £3 concessions
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2411/shakespearean-london-theatres-3699/
Architectural Drawing
Using examples from RIBA’s world-class drawings collection at the V&A as inspiration, try different techniques to capture mood, present ideas and show detail in your designs. Digital drawing in CAD is important, but a drawing by hand helps communicate so much more of the architect's concept and is sought after in university applications, take part to develop your drawing skills.
The workshop will be led by RIBA’s Education Curator.
11.00-16.00 (16-19 years)
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
11am-4pm
Admission
£15
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2583/architectural-drawing-3894/
Bernstock Speirs: Anarchic Hats
Featured in the V&A’s Club to Catwalk exhibition, their work includes unconventional and eye-catching hats for Kylie, Tilda Swinton, Karl Lagerfeld and Victoria Beckham.
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
6:30-7:30pm
Admission
£9, £6 concessions
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2552/bernstock-speirs-anarchic-hats-3857/
iPainting
Learn how to create you own digital painting using finger painting apps like brushes. Participants can either bring their own iPads or use one of ours.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
- 18+
- 16-17
When
10:30am-5pm
Admission
£80.00, £64.00.
Website
Audrey Hepburn: Film and the Creation of a Style Icon
The balance between simplicity, comfort and elegance made it a timeless style and defined her star persona. Examine the career of the actress and the role of fashion, particularly Givenchy’s, in her films and in the construction of her image, on and off screen.
In collaboration with Tristana Media and Ciné Lumière
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
2-5pm
Admission
£25, £20 concessions, £10 students
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2553/audrey-hepburn-film-and-the-creation-of-a-style-icon-3859/
Digital Kids
Have fun creating your own digital art or learn computer coding in Code Club.
Recommended for ages 9-11
Suitable for
- Especially for children
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free, drop in
Website
Digital Kids
Have fun creating your own digital art or learn computer coding in Code Club.
Recommended for ages 9-11
Suitable for
- Especially for children
When
12:30-5pm
Admission
Free, drop in
Website
Surreal Stories: A Linocut Book
Using text and image you will create a simple book, based on a story of your choice. Bind your printed pages in a playful, nonlinear manner to view different narrative combinations.
Led by Nick Morley
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
Admission
£189, £151.50 concessions
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2567/surreal-stories-a-linocut-book-3872/
Le Corbusier: Secret Photographer
Le Corbusier was a sensitive and brilliant manipulator of photographic styles and his photographs provide dramatically new insights into his visual imagination.
In collaboration with Lars Muller Books
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
6:30-7:30pm
Admission
£9, £6 concessions
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2551/le-corbusier-secret-photographer-3856/
CreateTour
Friday 28 June: Theatre and Performance
Discover more about the V&A’s Theatre & Performance collections and explore costumes and accessories, set designs, puppets, manuscripts and letters.
Friday 12 July: Theatre and Performance
Discover more about the V&A’s Theatre & Performance collections and explore costumes and accessories, set designs, puppets, manuscripts and letters.
Friday 9 August: Fashion Galleries
Join members of CreateVoice (the V&A’s youth collective) and find out about the garments and outfits that inspire them in the Fashion Gallery.
Friday 20 September: London Design Festival
Find out more about the installations and objects in the London Design Festival selected by members of CreateVoice (the V&A youth collective)
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
8-8:30pm
Admission
Free, drop in
Website
Digital Design Weekend
Events include demonstrations of robotics, hacking and tinkering projects, interactive installations and more.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10:30am-5pm
Admission
Free, dorp in
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2565/digital-design-weekend-3870/
Open House London
You will be given access to some areas usually closed to the public, and discover the rich and varied architecture of the V&A.
Discover the V&A + RIBA Architecture Gallery, the ongoing restoration of historic interiors, and the latest gallery projects.
11.00, 14.00 & 16.00
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free, advance booking essential
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2507/open-house-london-2013-tour-3803/
Open House London
You will be given access to some areas usually closed to the public, and discover the rich and varied architecture of the V&A.
Discover the V&A + RIBA Architecture Gallery, the ongoing restoration of historic interiors, and the latest gallery projects.
11.00, 14.00 & 16.00
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
2-3pm
Admission
Free, advance booking essential
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2507/open-house-london-2013-tour-3803/
Open House London
You will be given access to some areas usually closed to the public, and discover the rich and varied architecture of the V&A.
Discover the V&A + RIBA Architecture Gallery, the ongoing restoration of historic interiors, and the latest gallery projects.
11.00, 14.00 & 16.00
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
4-5pm
Admission
Free, advance booking essential
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2507/open-house-london-2013-tour-3803/
Stephen Poliakoff
Poliakoff’s many films include Shooting the Past, and his most recent work is Dancing on the Edge, a BBC series that follows the fortunes of a black jazz band in 1930s London.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
6:30-7:30pm
Admission
£9, £6 concessions
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2550/stephen-poliakoff-3855/
Chris Nash: Dance Photography
Join internationally acclaimed dance photographer Chris Nash and professional dancers to learn how to capture movement and dance on camera and perfect your images using Photoshop.
DSLR Camera required. Suitable for those who have already completed out Level 1 course or who have a good understanding of DSLR digital photography.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
10:30am-5pm
Admission
£240, £192 concessions
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2556/chris-nash-dance-photography-3861/
Style Cities: New Orleans
Discover how New Orleans grew and gave root to Jazz and Blues through musicians such as Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton, cooked up home-grown Cajun and Creole cuisine and has been such an alluring and atmospheric location for movies such as Angel Heart and A Street Car Named Desire.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
2-5pm
Admission
£25, £20 concessions, £10 students
Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2554/style-cities-new-orleans-3860/
Getting there
London Underground (The Tube): The V&A is a five minute walk from South Kensington underground station (on the Piccadilly, Circle and District Line). South Kensington is a five minute tube journey from Victoria, ten minutes from Covent Garden and Leicester Square and 15 minutes from King's Cross St Pancras.
The V&A is a ten minute walk from Knightsbridge underground station (on the Piccadilly Line). Knightsbridge is a ten minute tube journey from Covent Garden and Leicester Square and 15 minutes from Kings Cross St Pancras.
Bus: Buses C1, 14, 74 and 414 stop outside the Cromwell Road entrance. The Open Tour stop outside the Museum as part of their Double Decker Bus site-seeing tour of London.
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